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Paul McLeary on February 01, 2021 at 4:59 PM
Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday speaks to Sailors on the cruiser USS Shiloh.
WASHINGTON: The Navy’s long-awaited plan for it’s future unmanned ship fleet is on track to be released later this month, following a flurry of shipbuilding reports in December that the Trump team pushed out at the last minute.
The Unmanned Campaign Plan, in the works for months, promises to be the first time the Navy will wrap all of its unmanned aerial, surface and subsurface weapons together into a coherent whole, laying down a marker for the Pentagon in how quickly, and how comprehensively, it can turn to automated systems.
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Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. on January 19, 2021 at 5:21 PM
Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville (masked, in dark blue) reviews an honor guard during a July, 2020 visit to Singapore.
WASHINGTON: With COVID budget cuts looming – especially for the ground force – the Army Chief of Staff is emphasizing his service’s role in the Pacific, traditionally thought of as a Navy and Air Force theater.
Gen. James McConville, who became chief in August 2019, isn’t nearly as blunt as his predecessor Gen. Mark Milley, who went on to become Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and last month prophesied a budgetary “bloodletting” of ground forces to fund naval capabilities versus China. But in McConville’s cautious remarks this afternoon to a friendly audience, the Association of the US Army, he emphasized the Army’s contributions to the Pacific more than any other theater. Those contributions range from traditional boots-on-the-ground partnerships with friendly armies to high-fl
It will take time for the Biden administration to build its national security and defense strategies. In the absence of a new defense strategy, the most logical route for Congress would be to plan a two-year budget deal that buys back readiness and investment lost to the Budget Control Act.
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Mackenzie Eaglen on January 10, 2021 at 4:58 PM